Freedom Under Attack
Up to this point I have not posted concerning the rioting by Muslims over cartoons. I was foolish enough to think people would see how silly this is and would quickly put an end to such anti-social behavior. However after listening to Washington Journal on CSPAN this morning, and also reading comments from Muslims in the news, I find myself scratching my head and wondering why anyone would try to defend the destruction and hatred now spreading to several countries.
More then one caller to CSPAN implied the existence of a double standard when it comes to pictures which are offensive to Christians. They claimed we in the U.S.A react critically to things we find offensive, but then declare freedom of speech when other religions are attacked. I find this claim odd, since Christians in this country have time and time again endured while others used their freedom of speech to attack our faith, or to depict images which we find offensive, and we did so without rioting. A great example would be the portrayal of Jesus on the recent NBC series "The Book of Daniel."
This portrayal was offensive to Christians and borderline . . . make that outright blasphemous. While there were calls for boycotts and for NBC to drop the show, the focus was never on ending the freedom of speech of the writers, producers, actors or network. The show was aired, and later pulled by the network. Did Christians complain? Yes. Did we burn down NBC stations around the country? No. Is the writer hiding in fear? To my knowledge the answer would be no.
If there is a double standard it favors Muslims over Christians as I pointed out in the end of my review of "The Book of Daniel." NBC ran the show without altering the script. Yet, when the makers of the show "24" filmed a season involving a family of Islamic terrorists, Fox network altered the script in order to not offend Muslims.
The rioting and attacks on European interests are an attack on freedom. Anyone who tries to turn this into a chance to blame Christians or the U.S. of A. is either deluded or an active participant in this attack. Do you want an example of how to protest these cartoons? Look no further then the so far peaceful protests in response to the first paper in the United States to print the cartoons.
For more: Independent Conservative disputes the assertion of a link between Islamic Radicalism and poverty or low education.
Michelle Malkin has several posts on these events, including the story of Father Andrea Santoro who was slain by a teenager who was shouting "Allah Akbar."
More then one caller to CSPAN implied the existence of a double standard when it comes to pictures which are offensive to Christians. They claimed we in the U.S.A react critically to things we find offensive, but then declare freedom of speech when other religions are attacked. I find this claim odd, since Christians in this country have time and time again endured while others used their freedom of speech to attack our faith, or to depict images which we find offensive, and we did so without rioting. A great example would be the portrayal of Jesus on the recent NBC series "The Book of Daniel."
This portrayal was offensive to Christians and borderline . . . make that outright blasphemous. While there were calls for boycotts and for NBC to drop the show, the focus was never on ending the freedom of speech of the writers, producers, actors or network. The show was aired, and later pulled by the network. Did Christians complain? Yes. Did we burn down NBC stations around the country? No. Is the writer hiding in fear? To my knowledge the answer would be no.
If there is a double standard it favors Muslims over Christians as I pointed out in the end of my review of "The Book of Daniel." NBC ran the show without altering the script. Yet, when the makers of the show "24" filmed a season involving a family of Islamic terrorists, Fox network altered the script in order to not offend Muslims.
The rioting and attacks on European interests are an attack on freedom. Anyone who tries to turn this into a chance to blame Christians or the U.S. of A. is either deluded or an active participant in this attack. Do you want an example of how to protest these cartoons? Look no further then the so far peaceful protests in response to the first paper in the United States to print the cartoons.
For more: Independent Conservative disputes the assertion of a link between Islamic Radicalism and poverty or low education.
Michelle Malkin has several posts on these events, including the story of Father Andrea Santoro who was slain by a teenager who was shouting "Allah Akbar."
posted by Dennis | 2:55 PM
1 Comments:
Good post. I can't understand why these people feel it is ok to burn buildings and kill innocent people over a cartoon. And I can't understand why nobody is willing to speak out and say their actions are wrong. It seems they get more sympathy than condemnation.
I think this whole thing is another story generated by the media about the media. The media prints a cartoon, muslims riot, and now the media has a big story to cover and a debate to have over freedom of speech versus respect of different cultures. It sells newspapers and gets ratings. The MSM has to get over itself and just stick to covering the real news.
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